Sending Stuff from One 7-11 to Another All-Around Taiwan

Did the one-night stand you’d rather forget leave his/her charger in your room last night? Or is the parcel you just received from Shoppee not as advertised? Instead of queuing at the post office during working hours or making a shameful trek to the yellow line and having that awkward, “Wanna do it again?” “No, thanks! Here’s your charger! Bye!” chat in person, you can just send whatever you’ve got to a 7-11 near them. 

First of all, if you don’t have the 7-11 OpenPoints app, you can download it on Google Play here or on the App Store here and register for it using the steps described here.

You don’t have to buy a special bag or anything, just wrap it in a paper bag or reuse a box. You’ll need the recipient’s name, phone number and the name or number of the 7-11 of their choice, along with NT$60 for goods worth NT$0-1000, or slightly more for more expensive items (see below).

Step 1: Open the app:

Step 2: Click the 「服務」 icon just to the right of the bottom center icon:

Step 3: Click 「寄件」 (send stuff):

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